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Mekkalomp Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What is — called?
Hello everyone!
Can someone tell me what this — sign is called?
Can someone tell me what this — sign is called?
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I suppose you are showing us an m-dash. m-dash: — n-dash: – hyphen: -
- I suppose you are showing us an m-dash.
- m-dash: — n-dash: – hyphen: -
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I suppose you are showing us an m-dash.
m-dash: —
n-dash: –
hyphen: -
m-dash: —
n-dash: –
hyphen: -
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In the US, it is called an "em dash." It is used in typography to mean a line that is the size of the letter "M."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)
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